Burmese Black Lacquered Betel Box - Ca 1920 Plates 104 x 50 x 188

104 x 50 x 188 (wxdxh cms)

Dokra also spelled Dhokra- is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

introducing sacred symbols into domestic life

They would also be used by farmers for moving goods around on the farm

This statue brings calm and peace to a home

Burmese Black Lacquered Betel Box - Ca 1920 Plates 104 x 50 x 188This is an excellent example of a Burmese lacquer. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes (kun it). This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base black red colour and is decorated with finely etched animals around the center. Tiffin boxes were used in the old days as lunch boxes or for packaging up small snacks which the colonials called tiffin. Betel boxes were used for holding betel leaves